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'The Starry Night' in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)

The Dark Energy Camera has captured a vibrant view of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, with the star-forming region ...

The starry night redux: Dark energy camera captures stars, nebulae, clusters, and more in a rich, van Gogh-esque scene

The 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam) captures a vibrant scene filled with swirls and ...
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Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers

NASA is partnering with SpaceX to outfit the Artemis III Orion spacecraft with Starlink laser communications terminals to ...
SBS

The night sky is fading. What happens when we lose the stars?

Light pollution is one of the fastest-growing environmental threats, harming nocturnal habitats and disrupting vital ecosystems. Credit: Dr Ken Wishaw / SBS This audio is voiced by AI and may ...

Dark Sky Defenders Raise Alarm Along the Border of West Texas

Residents fear that the Trump administration’s plans to build a border wall will threaten the region’s spectacular starry ...
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8 night sky events to see in July, from twin meteor showers to the Milky Way's glittering core

This month offers celestial meetups, a brilliant full buck moon, and prime opportunities to explore the Milky Way under dark summer skies. July's full moon, known as the "buck moon," rises behind a ...
Forbes

In Photos: ‘Strawberry Moon’ Lights Up Night Sky Around The World

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The full Strawberry Moon became 100%-lit at 7:56 p.m. EDT on ...
Astronomy

Capturing the night sky in Kyrgyzstan

On my way to Tash Rabat from Son-Kul, both in Kyrgyzstan, sitting on the comfortable seats of a minibus, I had to pinch myself just to realize that it wasn’t a dream. I could see green valleys on one ...
Forbes

See The Milky Way, Venus And A Full Buck Moon: July’s Night Sky

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. July 2026 brings the Milky Way, Venus near Regulus, the Buck ...
Smithsonian Magazine

‘The Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made’: The World’s Largest Digital Camera Begins a Historic, Decade-Long Survey of the Night Sky

After a year of testing, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has started capturing data as part of the much-anticipated Legacy Survey of Space and Time ...
Sky

Sky under NBCUniversal umbrella in Comcast spin-off

Sky, the owner of Sky News, is to become part of NBCUniversal under a spin-off plan revealed by parent firm Comcast. The US group said it was to create a Comcast focused on its business services, ...
NBC News

Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate company

Comcast said Monday that it plans to spin off NBCUniversal into a separate publicly traded company, the latest shift in an industry grappling with rapid technological change and new consumer habits.